discourse
dis
ˈdÉĒs
dis
course
kɔrs
kawrs
/dˈÉĒskɔːs/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "discourse"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž, āĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§‹āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ

the structured use of language to convey meaning across sentences or exchanges, often reflecting social or cultural context
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Classroom discourse helps students develop critical thinking skills.
āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏāϰ⧁āĻŽā§‡āϰ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻļ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāĻŖ

a prolonged and organized piece of communication focused on a particular subject
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The politician 's discourse appealed to middle-class voters.
āϰāĻžāϜāύ⧀āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤ⧃āϤāĻž āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤ āĻ­ā§‹āϟāĻžāϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāĻ•ā§ƒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϧāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§‹āĻĒāĻĻ⧇āĻļ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāϚāύ

a religious speech delivered to instruct or inspire an audience
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His discourse captivated the congregation.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤ⧃āϤāĻž āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāϞ⧀āϕ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ—ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāϞāĻž, āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤ⧃āϤāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to speak at length in a formal or confident manner about a particular topic, often showing expertise
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She confidently discoursed on modern art techniques.
āϏ⧇ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āφāϧ⧁āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤ⧃āϤāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to participate in a discussion or exchange of ideas, often interactively
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They discoursed on politics during lunch.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧁āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧇āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāϜāύ⧀āϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to examine or consider a topic in speech or writing in a detailed or organized way
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The essay discoursed on the role of technology in society.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻœā§‡ āĻĒā§āϰāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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